Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-17
HOME MATTERS.
TINS OF INTEREST FOR THE HOUSEWIFE AND The
cooS-rooTHsoNE DELEGATES FOR THE TABLE
AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED.


rIKss OF INTEREST FOR The HOUSEWIFE AND The
coox-rooTHsoag DELCAcIEs FOR THE TABLE
AND HOW THEY SHOULD BE PREPARED.
GALVANIZED Iron PAIIs for drinking water
should not be used. The zinc coating is readily
ZiRc.
DELICIOUS BREAKFAST CAKE Is made with two
cupfuls of milk, two cupfuis OF flour and two WELL
oeaten aggs TO be baked in seolloped dishes or
.patd-pa1s.
len GRAPES are very refreshing breakfast fruit.
Serve them on neatly-folded napkins. after DRAIN
ing from the ice. Children should be taught TO
remove the seeds. as they produce mischief even in
grown people,
BREAKFAST MUFFISs-To one and one-quarter
three tabiespoOnfus baking powder add two eggs.
a cup OF bltlk ana TWO tabespnonfuis OF melted
Better. Bake in deep gem irons
\ BRxtKFtsT SALaD-Golden yellow plum to-
matoes freed from skin, iced. and arranged,
mound-shapel in the center OF a dish, surrounded
by border Of deep red tomatoes makes an ac-
ceptaDle breakfast salad. Serve With plain dress
Ing
BRoIIED LoRsTER-Cut iht pieces about an inch
Square the tail meat OF go0d-szed lobster, brush
over each piece little melted butter. Place the
pieces On skewers. aIternated with small thin
pieces OF bacon. Broil until delicate golden
color.
To PREPARE MAcARoSr boil the macaroni in
hour with tablespoonful OF butter; add one cup
OF milk, one-haf teaSpooaful 0f mustard. salt ana
pepper, AMI one-hiH pounl grated cheese Boii
al together ten minutes and pour on the macaroni-
LEMON PIE.-Crate of the yellow rind free the
pup from the white and seeds To cup of boil
Ing water add a cup III sugar. a little OF salt, a
small piece OF butte- and thicken with one table,
spoonful OF cOrn-STarCh mixed with little cpIu
water; when cool add the lemon with beaten egg.
MOCK MISCE PIE.-One cup or rolled crackers,
one cup OF sugar, one cup molasses. two cups
water, little vinegar and salt, one teaspoonful
each OF cinnamon. Glove and nutmeg aud two or
three bits of buiter when the mixture IS put IN
The plates This quantity VIII MAKE thIee iarSe
pies.
SALAD M.Yoxxsrsr-Mash the yelk OF one hard
boiled egg until. free from Jumps. and mix wei
With the yelks Of two raw eggs Add oil until the
mixture is thick and light, and work we'll together.
Then add two tableSpcOnfulS of vinegar, with Sait
and mustard TO suit taste.
POTATO PUFF-Mash enough cold potatoes to fill
two cups, and into them stir two tablespoons
melted butter and beat them to white cream.
Then add two eggs, lightly beaten, ateacup cream
or milk and salt 10 suit Beat all together in q
deep dish ard bake In quick oven until nicely
Drowned.
prIIyp BRr.p.-Take a loaf OF fresnIy-made
bread and while 10 is still warm pull the inside
out OF It, in pieces the size of your hand. Put
these in the oven and bake them delicate brow n.
when cold they are crisp, and as fun OF flavor
nut. Eat pulled bread once with your cheese, and
you will want it often.
How To MAKE PIE CRusT.-To make good pie
crust. take four heaping cups OF flour to one OF
lard, and salt and water TO make stiff enough TO
handle, hut co not mould. When preparing Tie
upper crust. roll out, spread on little more lard,
sprinkle with flour. fold up and roll out again.
For crust for lemon pies repeat the process twice
CsXFHoR TO ExPEL MosoUrroEs.-Take Of gum
canphor piece about one-third the size OF a hens
egg and evapOrate IL by placing ii in a tin vessel
and holding it over lamp, taking care that it
he tel fl1a
and expel the mosquitoes, and not one Will be
found In the room next morning, even though the
windows should be left open at night.
CHEESE TOASTED WITH EGGs-Beat three table
spoons of bread crumbs, soaked In cream into
three eggs. then add three tablespoons of melted,
but not hot, butter, mustard. salt, pepper and
minced parsley to suit, and finally one-half pound
slices OF delicate toast. and brown quickly upon
the upper grating OF the oven which must be per-
fectly clean.
PEAR CoNPorE.--Wipe, but do not peel the
pears; steam them until they are tender, take
them from the steamer put them I'm 4 pudding
dish, aid enough water 10 almost but not quite
cover them, and cupful OF sugar TO a quart OF
pears. Set them IN an oven for from fifteen to
twenty mfnueS ounces are also nice served in
this way only they should be peeled and cut la
halves.
To RENEW BLACK SIlx.-Prepare a cleaning
fud by simmering old black kid gloves In water,
spreading the silk by breadths perfectly smooth
rubbing IL smooth with roll OF velvet, m0istened
with very little Oil Another way is TO scour IL
favortte plan. Always rub the material one way !
both In wetiing and ironing 1t. The soap bark |
sold by The druggists Is also an excellent renewer
OF creased or soiied materials.
PEACH SHORT CAKE--To make peach short cake |
take two cups OF creamery buttered four add one
eupof water or milk, mix quickly, but thoroughly
with spoon. II a little sweetening is desired
add two heaping tablespoorluls of Sugar when
ms nd ha a in
quick oven. This recipe will make two good-sized
layers. After baking put the peaches previously
pared and sliced thin between the layers and
upon the top layer, spginkiing the fruit with
sugar. But into slices Ike pie, and serve with
cream OF rich milk.
BAKED PEACHES Bake twelve good-sized
peaches thirty minutes. When done remove the
skins and stones; add one cup of sugar, the juice
CT one lemon. and one tablespoonful OF butter:
separate four eggs, beat the whites until frothy
aGd two heaping tabespconfuls OF powdered
sugar, and beat until they will stand alone. Beat
the ye]k> Of the eggs until creamy, add them TO
the peaches. and beat the whole until thoroughly
aer2ted about one minutel pour this into glass
CI>h, heap over the top the well-beaten whites.
and stand untf very cold. Serve with cream.
TUTTI-FRCTTI Observation-Disclosures preserves
made as follows: Put quart Of white brandy
n stone jar, add whatever fruit you choose.
weighing it and adding an equal weight of sugar
Tie fruit = put in the brandy ana every week
the mixture Is stirred To keep the sugar from
stttiins 10 the bottom. PinedppleS chopped fire
and also cut in cubeS, aprcojs plums and peaches
niakethe finest mixture, emitting the seedy fruits
Inc quart OF brandy answers for y large lar of
preserves. as the sugar and fruit juices Keep add
Ing 10 the strip. and the whole can be kept any
length OF tilnf-I locked up.
''YCx Yum Baked tomatoes partly stuffed
with crab meat are a new delicacy and q sand
Wich made o. one slice OF large, ripe juicy to-
nato. with a layer OF crab meat cooked creole
syIc Is said 10 b. delicious novelty. The .creoler
j. earned out In this way A big iron pot is put
over very hot FIRE The bottom OF The DOT Is
covered With three pints OF the best white wine
vinegar, into which few pinches OF salt are
thrown Upon tnls Is spFinl,ied red pepper Two
O. TIRE narrow sticks are placed above the LIQUID
the endS resting Ia the sides of the pot. Then the
crabs are packed in to the iul and the covert Is
PIT on. Tho steam OF the condiments soon enraD
them and When the shell Is cardinal red ga dish
n for the gods Is ready for the refrigerator and
then Cor tie table.
American Husbands.
From Temple Bar.
IL is fact, which has already struc;, me, and
waich had heard frequently remarked upon that
American wives II they are not allowed so much